Eight
Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock is
the second volume of the first comprehensive history of one of the
greatest
movements in rock music, drawing upon interviews with more than 100
musicians,
producers, managers, and journalists involved in the music. Where its
predecessor
( Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-Rock
Revolution)
documented the birth and growth of folk-rock through mid-1966, its
sequel,
Eight Miles High, covers the branches and evolutions of
folk-rock
from mid-1966 to the end of the 1960s. Together, they form an epic
history
of the entire style as it evolved throughout the 1960s, following its
growth
chronologically from the streets of Greenwich Village at the dawn of
the
decade through the 1969 Woodstock Festival. The innovations of giants
such
as the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni
Mitchell,
Fairport Convention, and Bob Dylan are covered, of course. But so are
the
contributions of lesser-known heroes, from Tim Buckley, Fred Neil, and
Nick Drake to the labels, producers, session musicians, managers, and
fans
that helped made the music happen.

Eight Miles
High:
Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock is widely
available
at both independent booksellers and chain bookstores throughout North
America.
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